All the while, NRA officials keep fueling a false “gunversation” about the Arms Trade Treaty claiming that its purpose is to infringe on American gun owners rights — knowing full well that it has no impact on gun rights within U.S. borders whatsoever. In fact, the gun lobby was in D.C. yesterday to continue spreading their misinformation campaign during Congressional hearings about gun control.

So if NRA officials have their way and the Arms Trade Treaty is weakened, then we would see more children recruited as soldiers, more women raped in conflict zones, more families driven from their homes and more senseless deaths.

We must make sure the record is set straight before March 18, when Arms Trade Treaty negotiations begin. We must do all we can to close dangerous loopholes, like the one that makes international gun shows an open bazaar for the suppliers of warlords and human rights criminals.

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2 thoughts on “The World’s Biggest Gun Show”

I would like to have a ‘gunversation’ about the arms trade treaty . I now luv this word and believe that’s exactly what is going to happen in New York at the UN offices. The world will see the first global ‘gunversation’

on controlling the Arms Trade.. Hope to give all NGO’s my full support.

given that 26 million people were killed at the hands of governments in the 20th century. In nearly every case, the people were disarmed first. The goal should be to disarm governments. the ONLY way currently for people to defend themselves against government force is… sadly…with force. Unless and until the day comes where governments have no guns, the people MUST have them. Children soilders is a HUGE problem, making more victims is not the answer. "when the people fear their government, there is tyranny, when the government fears the people, there is liberty." – Jefferson